tejuino

Why do they even make these hideous little things? By the time you've wrapped them around your ears and applied the duct tape to keep them from falling out their whole purpose of being barely perceptible is defeated.

scyld

How sturdy are the cords on these things? They look delicate as all hell.

I took advantage of the relatively recent MEElectronics G6 earbuds woot! (which I cannot find unfortunately in teh woots's search), and the reason why I love them is because the cord is so very durable that I will not be going through a pair of earbuds every few months as before.

Also, the fact that the sound isolation is quite good and the sound quality is good doesn't hurt either.

daneyuleb

The AP story you linked to lifted 24 words from your blog -- all in quotations, very clearly attributed. The quotations constitute less than 2 percent of the original blog. Plus, it's a company's CEO talking about company news. As such, it falls clearly within fair use guidelines....

Uh, yeah, but here's what the AP's crack "iCopyright" (hello, Apple iTradeMark police?) team had to say about that:

...there is no specific number of words or lines that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. ...

Some useful questions when doing your analysis include:
* Is the work that was excerpted highly creative?
...
* Are you publishing the excerpt widely, such as on the Web?

Answering "Yes" to any of the above questions is cause for serious reflection before assuming "fair use" or "fair dealing" applies.

So, yeah...the AP disregarded their own made-up rules. They're lucky Woot only wants $17.50--Woot could easily have added pain and suffering and squeezed another $2.50 out of 'em. I'd suggest they go for loss of consortium damages, too, but I've seen pictures of the Woot guys--they'd have to find consortium before they could lose it.

I have a pair of MX500's in my Gen 1 iPod Touch Jam Jacket and while not perfect, work out well for me. I leave a little slack for the plug, wrap it around and you're all set. Unfortunately, the Sennheiser's have a right angle plug and not straight- but the sound quality is worth it.

I'm in for 2!!

These opinions are mine alone and should not be attributed to anyone/anything that I am associated with...and you probably won't since I babble alot!!!

jpzsports

golasalle wrote:I have a pair of MX500's in my Gen 1 iPod Touch Jam Jacket and while not perfect, work out well for me. I leave a little slack for the plug, wrap it around and you're all set. Unfortunately, the Sennheiser's have a right angle plug and not straight- but the sound quality is worth it.

I'm in for 2!!

Thanks for the reply. So you're saying that they do fit well enough right?

weblaureate

beautifully inspiration blog post. fighting the power with power (the stuff that flow through the ear buds). genius!

and, also, thank you for through your most thoughtful and inspirational work, i too was inspired in ways most notable (at least i think so) in ways of woot, ap, and beef ;) http://web-poet.com/2010/07/06/woot/

Kailen

md1088

I must as well jump on the bandwagon for Sennheiser as well. I've had a pair of Hd-595s for years and they are by far the best headphones of any kind I have ever tried.

I have also shocked many a friend by gifting a pair of inexpensive Sennheiser earbuds and earphones for their various ipods and every one has been amazed by the quality. Can't recommend these enough! Price is right if they're genuine too.

md1088

bearjazz wrote:You're kidding, right? Skull Candy has to be one of the most overhyped, overpriced, and cheaply made brand of headphones on the market. They appeal to aesthetics FAR more than they do to quality.

middlehead

nesler wrote:You do understand how Woot works, right? Of course they aren't a regular retailer for them. Woot deals with closeouts, oversupply, refurbs, crap like that. They aren't a regular retailer for anybody.

Although back in the day, they did come quite close when it came to Sansa products. Or at least it felt like it.

iheartgreenmore

Now that the US is out of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, I was expecting this 2-For-Tuesday to be offering up some of those amazing and now "discontinued" "US World Cup"-themed vuvuzelas to give to the kids to play with when they go back to the ex-wife.

That wasn't what I was suggesting. Sennheiser only makes the top end studio headphones ($300 and up)in Germany. Anything of a lesser price is made in outsourced factories, under their supervision. I'm sure they're perfectly legit, but they're not "real" Sennheisers.

lsandy

Mine arrived on Saturday......fastest delivery every with smartpost. I still haven't received tracking information. The earbuds weren't in a retail package: just the buds and earcovers in a plain plastic bag.

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